ABC
Teams with State Police and Cape May Prosecutor
to Nab Underage Drinkers and Drunk Drivers
on Memorial Day Weekend

TRENTON
– The Division of Alcoholic Beverage
Control (ABC) partnered in a multi-agency
crackdown on underage drinkers in Cape May
County during the Memorial Day Weekend that
resulted in 11 arrests, including two for
driving while intoxicated (DWI).

On May 25, ABC and State Police detectives
conducted an underage drinking enforcement
detail at Gleeson’s Liquors in Dennis
Township. The two agencies monitored the liquor
store from the parking lot and watched as
six individuals between the ages of 18-20
walked into Gleeson’s and attempted
to purchase or stole alcohol. The detectives
arrested and charged Matthew Napoli, 19, of
Voorhees; Ryan Arthur, 18, of Medford; Joseph
Barton, 19, of Drexel Hill, Pa.; Robert Ertel,
of Drexel Hill, Pa.; Liam Parker-Correia,
of Malvern, Pa. for attempting to purchase
alcohol underage. They also arrested and charged
Robert Goggin, 20, of Newton Square, Pa. for
shoplifting $102 of alcoholic beverages.

During this detail, the State Police arrested
Edward Przybyszewski, 23, for DWI after the
Williamstown man drove erratically into Gleeson’s
parking lot and parked his vehicle in a handicapped
spot. Andrew Bertman, 18, of Mt. Holly, was
arrested and charged for the same offense.

The following day, the ABC teamed up with
the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office
to work undercover at various establishments
in North Wildwood that netted three arrests
for consuming alcohol underage. Stacy Pundock,
20, of Thorofare, was arrested at Flip Flopz
and Jillian Furey, 20, of Oakford, Pa. and
Lauren Haviland, 20, of Warminster, Pa. were
both nabbed at Coconut Cove. Furey was also
issued a summons for presenting a false identification.

“Working
in conjunction with other agencies is ideal
because they add local and institutional
intelligence that go a long way towards
effective enforcement,” said Division
of Alcoholic Beverage Control Director Michael
Halfacre.

Underage
drinking and purchasing alcohol underage
are disorderly persons offenses, carrying
potential fines of at least $500 and a six-month
driver’s license suspension. The liquor
licenses of establishments involved in last
week’s enforcement efforts will be
reviewed by ABC for possible administrative
charges. Those charges could result in the
suspension of the bar’s alcoholic
beverage license.

“Cracking
down on underage drinking is without a doubt
one of our top priorities at the ABC,”
said Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Director Michael Halfacre. “Our enforcement
efforts in Cape May County on the busy Memorial
Day Weekend period and our previous arrests
in Atlantic and Bergen prove our focus on
enforcement is there. We plan to make ourselves
a visible presence on the shore this summer.”